Hot Tickets: San Francisco

27Sep

Image from Primitive Screwheads.

Every Tuesday at noon, PST, Brown Paper Tickets will post upcoming events happening in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here are hot tickets for events coming up. Check back for stellar events that fit the interests of locals and tourists alike.

TONIGHT! | Urban Roots: Detroit Urban Agriculture: Urban Roots follows the urban farming phenomenon in Detroit. It is a timely, moving and inspiring film that speaks to a nation grappling with collapsed industrial towns and the need to forge a sustainable and prosperous future. Urban Roots is the next documentary from Tree Media, produced by Leila Conners (The 11th Hour) and Mathew Schmid and directed by Mark Mac-Innis.

Thursday, September 29 | Bindlestiff Studio presents STORIES HIGH XII: The 12th installment of Bindlestiff Studio’s annual freshmen playwrights showcase throws the doors of Bindlestiff Studio’s new home at 6th and Howard wide open with adaptations of short fiction by Filipino and Filipino American writers. This year’s exciting anthology features Thicker Than Wine, Tip Jar, Gabriella’s Monologue, Baby Lust and Rizal on Angel Island.

Saturday, October 1 | Miss Gay California United States Pageant: The California Preliminary Pageant for the Title of Miss Gay California United States! The winner moves on to compete for the National Title of Miss Gay America in 2012. The Pageant is open to all female impersonators and entertainers in the State of California who meet certain rules and regulations.

Saturday, October 1 | ShEvil Dead: Five girls vacation at a cabin in the woods and inadvertantly unleash powerful demons and monsters into the world. It is up to the lone survivor, Ashley, to not just survive the hordes of demons, but also to find a way to return them back to hell and save the World. Join the Primitive Screwheads, San Francisco’s Notorious Blood and Comedy Theater Company for their new outrageous parody based on The Evil Dead movies, featuring an all-female cast. Flying body parts, demons from hell, and an unholy avalanche of blood will fill the theater in an unforgettable and highly entertaining show. Do not wear your nice clothes!

Monday, October 3 I The Picklewater Clown Cabaret of the Dead! Award winning physical comedians of the Picklewater Clown Cabaret bring the terror and hilarity with an original variety arts show celebrating the the joys of Halloween and Dia De Los Meurtos! This October’s show will feature San Francisco’s own Circus Finelli, an all-woman musical circus ensemble and the international award-winning Pi: The Physical Comedy Troupe, alongside a broad spectrum of special guests.

Know of any other events happening in the Bay Area area this week? Post them in the comments section.